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Rubbish! St Georges Terrace, Battery Point. October 2012. More questions from all over the World. I do welcome others though, just stick them in the comments or send me an e-mail... Are you cocky? I have my moments. Cocky (within reason) can be an effective tool to have under your belt. How do most people spell your name? They usually spell it "Chris", which is incorrect . What are you glad you quit? Caring. What do you sometimes pretend to understand that you really do not? What would be the point? If I don't understand something, I usually ask for an explanation. That is how one learns. What should always be taken seriously? Comedy. What should never be taken seriously? Death. Who is the youngest in your family? It used to be me, but now it is Ezra. Do you have a dishwasher? I do. I never saw the point, but then I had children. Ever been to Georgia (the state)? No I have not. I've not been to America full stop. I do like the so...

Tasmanians like beer. Australians like beer. Some like it far too much. Today's Sunday Top Five isn't really a top five, rather a grab bag five: Five Things About Tasmanians and Alcohol You Might Not Know ! The percentage of Serious Casualties [24+ hours hospitalisation] Involving Alcohol as a Crash Factor in Tasmania for 2007? 24% ! Tasmania has the highest proportion of young people aged 18-24 years of all states and territories who drink alcohol at risky or high risk levels causing short term harm (19.8%) Of course, that means 80.2% who don't!. In an inversion of data around tobacco use, risky and high risk alcohol consumption causing long term harm is more prevalent among higher income groups. Of all Tasmanians with the highest household income, 17% are drinking at levels harmful to long term health, compared to 9.4% of Tasmanians with the lowest household income. 15.9% of Tasmanian women consumed alcohol while pregnant in 2006. Analysis by age shows an increase in th...

Continuing with the alcohol, tobacco (and other drug) theme that is the background to my week , I have gone with an ad that I admire very much aesthetically. Although I do find the image itself mildly amusing, it is not a ‘funny ad’ per se . What I love most about this advertisement is the overall design and symmetry of it. The colours, the lines and even the typeface all work so well together. It does hark back to a time when poster ads like this one were well and truly ‘art’. Now, I think that it is advertising a brand or beer, but I am not 100 percent certain. Perhaps a reader may know more? [As an aside, is it just me or does this bloke resemble an older, more laid back Australian PM Kevin Rudd ?]